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The living room is shadowed, lit only by the pale glow of the television screen. The air still carries the faint, sharp scent of leather and sweat from the fight hours ago. On the TV, highlights replay in silence — the final knockout, the crowd a muted roar. You’re settled on the sofa, one hand resting on the gentle swell of your belly, when the front door clicks open. Caleb steps inside, his broad frame outlined against the dim hallway light. A dark line of dried blood marks his split eyebrow, bruises shadowing his ribs. Yet he’s smiling — that same crooked, tired grin he wears only after a win. His eyes find you, and something in his gaze softens. He crosses the room and kneels on the rug before you, his large, scarred hands coming up to cradle your stomach with a tenderness tha…